Baruntse | 2017 SE Ridge

A UK expedition to Baruntse in 2017 via SE Ridge, led by Simon Yates. Summit reached on 24th October 2017. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9626
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID BARU17303
Peak ID BARU
Year 2017
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Simon Yates
Sponsor World Expeditions Baruntse Expedition 2017
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Australia
Approach Lukla->Mera La->Baruntse BC
Basecamp Date 2017-10-15
Summit Date 2017-10-24
Summit Time 1300
Summit Days 9
Total Days 11
Termination Date 2017-10-26
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7152
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 2
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(15/10,5400m),C1(17/10,6100m),C2(22/10,6400m),Smt(24/10)
Route Notes Approach: Flight to Lukla; Trekking via Hinku Valley over Mera La into Hunku Valley; BC was located at upper part of Hunku BC by the glacier lake. BC 15/10 5400m C1 17/10 6100m (just across West Col) C2 22/10 6400m Smt 24/10 Conheady, Iglesias, Jankowski, Yates, Lhakpa Nuru, Lhakpa Tamang at 1 pm. Megan Ward and Ian Lord weren't feeling well from the very beginning of expedition; they suffered from respiratory problems/chest infection. Lord never made it above BC; Ward's highest point was C1 on 17 Oct. On summit day, the rest of the team started from C2 at 4:40 am. Finden and her Sherpa Som turned around at 6900m around 12 pm because Finden didn't have enough power and stamina to go farther. Both descended back to C2. The others reached the summit at 1 pm, stayed on the top for 10 minutes, and went down to C2 (5 pm). It was cold and very windy, but generally good, clear weather, snow was in perfect condition. Conheady got frostbite at middle and ring finger of his right hand during the descent. He was evacuated from C1 to Ktm by helicopter on 25 Oct. He is okay now, fingers are quite blistered, but no lasting damage expected. Others were back at BC at 2 pm on 25 Oct. They trekked out to Lukla via the Amphu Laptsa Pass. Oxygen:: Taken to C2 for medical purpose, not used Fixed rope: From 6500m to summit. Sherpas: Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa, Phakding, 21/08/1981 Lhakpa Tamang, Lura, Salleri-9, 15/04/1977 Som Tamang
Accidents Conheady frostbite at fingers and was evacuated.
Achievement -
Agency Highland Excursions
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2463668
Year 2017
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se ridge

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Simon Andrew Yates M 1963 UK Leader London, England Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Michael Patrick Conheady M 1984 Australia Climber East Victoria Park, WA, Australia - Details Other expeditions
Elizabeth Ann Finden F 1988 Australia Climber Ashgrove, QLD, Australia - Details Other expeditions
Edward Iglesias M 1962 Australia Climber Wollongone, NSW, Australia - Details Other expeditions
Edith Rita Jankowski F 1970 Australia Climber Canberra, ACT, Australia Civil servant Details Other expeditions
Ian John Lord M 1957 Australia Climber Hallett Cove, SA, Australia Orthopedic shoes technician Details Other expeditions
Megan Louise Ward F 1988 Australia Climber Ashgrove, QLD, Australia - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Phakding, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Som Chhiring Tamang M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Kerung-5, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Tamang M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Lura, Salleri-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.